City Council

Mayor Cal Sheehy Lake Havasu City Vice Mayor David Lane Police Facility Councilmember Nancy Campbell 2360 McCulloch Blvd North Councilmember Jeni Coke Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86403 Councilmember Jim Dolan www.lhcaz.gov Councilmember Michele Lin Councilmember Cameron Moses City Council Regular Meeting Minutes - Final Tuesday, November 28, 2023 5:30 PM 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Sheehy called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. INVOCATION: Jess Cano, Living Word Family Church Pastor Jesse Cano, Living Word Family Church, gave the invocation. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: River Riders MC Mr. Paul Blazer, River Riders MC, led in the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. ROLL CALL Present: 7- Mayor Cal Sheehy, Councilmember Nancy Campbell, Councilmember Michele Lin, Councilmember Cameron Moses, Councilmember Jeni Coke, Vice Mayor David Lane and Councilmember Jim Dolan 5. CONSENT AGENDA 5.1 ID 23-4042 Approve the November 14, 2023, City Council Regular Meeting Minutes (Kelly Williams) 5.2 ID 23-4033 Adopt Resolution No. 23-3713 Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State of Arizona, Department of Revenue for the Collection, Audit, and Licensing of Transaction Privilege Taxes, Use Taxes, Severance Taxes, Jet Fuel Excise and Use Taxes and Rental Occupancy Taxes Imposed by the State, Cities or Towns (Kelly Garry) 5.3 ID 23-4037 Adopt Resolution No. 23-3714 Approving a Payroll Deduction Agreement with Lake Havasu Unified School District No. 1 to Allow Participation by City Employees in the Extracurricular Tax Credit Program Through Payroll Deductions for Tax Year 2024 (Jill Olsen) 5.4 ID 23-4043 Call for Executive Session Pursuant to A.R.S.§ 38-431.03(A) 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 12, 2023 (Kelly Williams) Lake Havasu City Page 1 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 Councilmember Coke moved to approve the Consent Agenda as presented, seconded by Councilmember Dolan, and carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Mayor Sheehy, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Lin, Councilmember Moses, Councilmember Coke, Vice Mayor Lane and Councilmember Dolan 6. CORRESPONDENCE, COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, CITY MANAGER REPORT 6.1 ID 23-4044 Announce Vacancies on Lake Havasu City Boards, Committees, and Commissions (Kelly Williams) City Clerk Kelly Williams announced the current vacancies on various Lake Havasu City Boards, Committees, and Commissions. She added that applications are available at City Hall and on the City’s website at www.lhcaz.gov. 6.2 ID 23-4045 City Manager’s Report (Jess Knudson) City Manager Jess Knudson reported on the following: • Announced various events, proclamations, and recognitions. • A Special Coffee with the Mayor, Fire Chief, and Police Chief will be held on Friday, December 1, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. at the Police Facility Meeting Room. • The 20th Annual Community Dinner will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023, with two seatings at 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. • A Household Hazardous Waste Day will be held on Saturday, December 9, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at Lake Havasu Fire Station No. 2. Mayor Sheehy presented Certificates of Appreciation and a “Key to the City” to Lake Havasu City Parks and Recreation Department employees John Schwing, Andrew Hartman, and Tyler McCoy for their life savings efforts at Wheeler Park. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS 7.1 ID 23-4039 Class B Bingo License Application for VFW Post 9401 Auxiliary/Munn (Kelly Williams) Ms. Williams advised that Lonnie Munn with the VFW Post 9401 Auxiliary has applied for a Class B Bingo License located at 266 London Bridge Road. Ms. Williams said the bingo games would be held on Mondays and Tuesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and added that there is currently one active bingo license at this location issued to the VFW Post 9401. Ms. Williams noted that this application was reviewed internally, and no objections were received. Ms. Lonnie Munn, applicant, addressed the council and thanked the City Council for consideration of their application. She said all proceeds from the games will benefit local Lake Havasu City Page 2 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 veterans. Councilmember Moses asked about the existing bingo license, to which Ms. Munn explained that the VFW Post 9401 currently has a bingo license, and this would be a separate license for the VFW Post 9401 Auxiliary. Councilmember Moses asked if this license would be for traditional bingo games or machines, to which Ms. Munn said both. Councilmember Moses asked if this location currently uses bingo machines, to which Ms. Munn said yes. Mayor Sheehy opened the public hearing. Mr. Dennis Dickey, Quartermaster for the VFW Post 9401, addressed the council and said this is an opportunity for the VFW Post 9401 Auxiliary to join the VFW Post 9401 in preparing and receiving funds for local veterans. There being no further comments, Mayor Sheehy closed the public hearing. Vice Mayor Lane moved to recommend that the Arizona Department of Revenue approve a Class B Bingo License for VFW Post 9401 Auxiliary at 266 London Bridge Road, seconded by Councilmember Dolan, and carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Mayor Sheehy, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Lin, Councilmember Moses, Councilmember Coke, Vice Mayor Lane and Councilmember Dolan 7.2 ID 23-4028 Approve Maintenance Agreement with London Bridge Resort, LLC, Regarding Maintenance Responsibilities in the Bridgewater Channel (Kelly Garry) Mayor Sheehy recused himself from participating and voting on this item. City Attorney Kelly Garry advised that there are a couple of items that resurface every couple of years between the London Bridge Resort (“Resort”) and the city related to maintenance activities. She said the proposed agreement will provide the intent of the parties moving forward while streamlining maintenance activities and delineating the responsibilities of the parties. Ms. Garry said the agreement covers three main maintenance areas: 1.) The first area is the southeastern portion of the Bridgewater Channel (from the portion exiting Rotary Park to the walkway from the London Bridge Convention Center). The city would be responsible for trash removal, sidewalk cleaning, maintenance of the trees and benches, maintenance of the gabion baskets, lighting, weed abatement, and bathroom maintenance in this area. 2.) The second area is the stage area under the London Bridge including Lake Havasu City Page 3 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 both stairwells on each side. The Resort would be responsible for trash removal, cleaning of the stairs, walkways, and the stage in this area. 3.) The third area is the fence that separates Rotary Park and the golf course. The Resort would be responsible for maintenance of the fence in this area. Ms. Garry stated most importantly, for the city, this agreement is the pathway to obtain an easement for the property along the Channel that is adjacent to the Resort’s property for public access. She explained that when the Channel was dug there was an intent in the historical documents that there would be an easement along the sides of the Channel that would provide public access, and although this intent is found in many different documents, the actual easements were never made and recorded. She said the city has taken every opportunity over the years to obtain easements along the Channel and expressed the importance of the city obtaining this easement in front of the Resort for public access. She said the proposed agreement is for a term of 20 years, commencing on December 1, 2023, and added that to facilitate the Resort providing maintenance activities on city-owned property there is also a companion item (next agenda item) of a lease agreement between the city and the Resort. Vice Mayor Lane spoke on the importance of the city obtaining this easement for public access. Councilmember Lin questioned Section 2(B)(a) in the maintenance agreement and asked if the council is obligated to approve the lease agreement (next item) if the maintenance agreement is approved. Ms. Garry said this item and the next item are companion items; therefore, the passage of one would require the passage of the other unless there is some other mechanism to facilitate that. She said because the Resort would be doing maintenance on city property, for insurance and worker compensation purposes, they need some arrangement with the city to show that nexus. Councilmember Lin asked if the Resort would be obligated to the maintenance agreement (if approved) even if the lease agreement was not approved, to which Ms. Garry explained that if the council approves the agreement it does not mean that the other party must sign it. She said the City Council could approve this agreement and not approve the companion item, in which case the city would have to go back and negotiate again further with the other party. Councilmember Campbell reviewed the maintenance areas shown in Exhibits A (City Maintenance) and B (Resort Maintenance) and asked if the city would stop maintenance Lake Havasu City Page 4 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 at the point of Exhibit B, to which Ms. Garry explained that the city’s maintenance area is shown on Exhibit A from the portion exiting Rotary Park to the walkway that comes down from the London Bridge Convention Center. Councilmember Campbell asked if Exhibit B outlines the maintenance area of the Resort, to which Ms. Garry replied yes. Councilmember Moses said either party could terminate the agreement upon 180 days’ notice and said regardless of termination the easement would remain in perpetuity, to which Ms. Garry replied that was correct. She said once the city drafts and enters into the easement it would not be tied to this agreement or any other agreement. Vice Mayor Lane opened the public hearing. Mr. Mark Zieff, citizen, addressed the council and asked if the area along the east side of the Channel would remain open to dogs on leashes, to which Vice Mayor Lane said yes. Mr. Daniel Finch, citizen, addressed the council and expressed his concerns with this agreement and the lack of public notice. He said he understands the easement but questioned why, if the city owns the land under the London Bridge, does the city need to lease the land to the London Bridge Resort to create the easement. He said this agreement affects his business and eight other businesses in the area. Mr. Finch said the proposed agreement is very vague and has no verbiage that limits the control that the London Bridge Resort will have over the area, which is a concern because the London Bridge Resort competes with every single business on the other side of the English Village. He asked why the other businesses were not given the same option to lease the land as he would love to lease water-front property for the exact same price that is listed in the agreement which is zero dollars. He questioned why this agreement was rushed through and why the term of the lease is for 20 years. Vice Mayor Lane clarified that this agreement is specific to the easement and maintenance of the walkway and area under the London Bridge, and is separate from the lease agreement (companion item). Mr. Dallas Finch, citizen, addressed the council and expressed his concerns with this agreement. He said he does not agree that this item and the next item are separate because if one passes the other must pass as he does not think the London Bridge Resort is going to sign up for 20 years to empty trash and maintain the area. He said this item seems like a land grab and affects a lot of people. He asked who authored or brought the item forward to the City Council? Mr. Finch said there is already a deed of dedication from VRE that gifted the stage under the London Bridge to the city that coveys it to be used solely for public use and open space. Mr. Finch recommended that the item be tabled. Lake Havasu City Page 5 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 Vice Mayor Lane clarified that the city went to the London Bridge Resort regarding the easement and maintenance. He said all events under the London Bridge would continue to be handled through the city and the reason for the lease agreement is for insurance and workers compensation purposes. Councilmember Dolan asked if the council is forced to approve the next item if this item passes, to which Ms. Garry said however the City Council votes on either item, the city will meet with the Resort to discuss the outcome and what the pathway is forward. She said if it frustrates the purpose and the parties are not able to accomplish those things, the city would then go back to the drawing board. Ms. Garry explained that the city has been working on this for over a year. She said it comes up because there are several important issues including the easement, fence, maintenance of the channel, and maintenance of the stage. She said there is not an underlying conspiracy going on and is not to give any type of control of the stage to the Resort. She said the agreement is simply to allow the Resort the right to maintain the property with respect to what they are agreeing to in the maintenance agreement, and added that the Resort would not have any control over events or host their own events there without going through the city’s special event permit process. Ms. Bonnie Toy, citizen, addressed the council and wondered if the maintenance agreement was also offered to ZMC Hotels because the stage is centered between both hotel properties. There being no further comments, Vice Mayor Lane closed the public hearing. Councilmember Campbell said she was shocked to hear other businesses in the area did not know anything about this agreement. She said this should be fair and the other businesses should have the right to know and be at the table. Councilmember Campbell was concerned with some of the language in the agreement and lack of communication. She said in terms of optics this agreement did not look good. Councilmember Lin asked if the two items in this agreement - the maintenance and the easement exchange - could be separated. She said if the next item does not get approved, but this item is approved, then the Resort has agreed to the maintenance of the stage even without the lease and questioned why a lease agreement with the Resort was needed? Mr. Knudson explained that a lease agreement is needed for workers compensation and insurance purposes and the city is using this item to negotiate the companion item. He said there should be zero instances where the city is spending taxpayer resources on private property or property that the city does not own so one of the things that the city is trying to do is clean up that arrangement with this approach. Lake Havasu City Page 6 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 Councilmember Dolan said this is an opportunity for the city to preserve public easement and lakeshore access. Councilmember Dolan moved to approve the Maintenance Agreement with London Bridge Resort, LLC, regarding maintenance responsibilities in the Bridgewater Channel, seconded by Councilmember Moses, and carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Lin, Councilmember Moses, Councilmember Coke, Vice Mayor Lane and Councilmember Dolan Recused: 1 - Mayor Sheehy 7.3 ID 23-4029 Approve Lease Agreement with London Bridge Resort, LLC, for Stage Area Under the London Bridge (Kelly Garry) Mayor Sheehy recused himself from participating and voting on this item. Ms. Garry advised that this is a proposed lease agreement with the London Bridge Resort (“Resort”) for the lease of the property located under the eastern portion of the London Bridge containing the stage and stairwells on either side of the bridge. She said the purpose of this agreement is to facilitate the maintenance agreement that the City Council discussed under the previous agenda item. She said for the Resort to have its employees perform activities on this property it would be helpful for them to have a lease agreement that provides some nexus for liability purposes. She explained that the stage area is a bit of an “island” surrounded by private property that the city has no dedicated parking or bathrooms but holds special events there which requires some coordination with those that do have bathrooms down there for maintenance purposes. She added that the proposed lease agreement would commence on December 1, 2023, for a term of 20 years and added that either party could terminate the agreement upon 180 days’ notice. Vice Mayor Lane reiterated that the proposed lease agreement would not change the process for special events. He added that if any other entity was interested in maintaining this property for free, the city would be more than happy to negotiate that with them. Councilmember Lin expressed concerns that the lease agreement does not state that the Resort would have to go through the city’s special event permitting process, to which Ms. Garry said the city can add the language but the agreement does not grant them any use for special events or any other events or activities beyond the maintenance activities outlined in the maintenance agreement. Councilmember Lin requested that the agreement state that the special event process stay the same. Councilmember Lin asked why Section 2.2 indicates that the city is responsible for all Lake Havasu City Page 7 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 utilities to and all maintenance and repair of the property when the council just approved a maintenance agreement for the maintenance of the property, to which Ms. Garry said the city is still responsible for all maintenance that is not covered in the maintenance agreement including sidewalk repair, stage repair, etc. Councilmember Lin thought this section of the agreement was too vague. Discussion ensued related to adding language in the lease agreement that the lessee would be responsible for completing the city special event process for any event that it wished to hold on the property. A question was asked if the lessee would be agreeable to that. Mr. Mike Flatley, London Bridge Resort, addressed the council and said the Resort would be agreeable to adding that language. Ms. Garry asked Mr. Flatley if the Resort would be agreeable with replacing “City is responsible for all utilities to and all maintenance and repair of the Property” with “City is responsible for all utilities to and all maintenance and repair of the Property that is not identified in the maintenance agreement,” to which Mr. Flatley replied yes. Councilmember Campbell said she thinks there was a miscommunication and wished the city would have reached out to more businesses in the resort. She said the agreement indicates that the use of the property will remain available to the public at all times, but the city already has a document that indicates that the city was given the property under the bridge requiring it to be open to the public at all times. She said this language is what she believes the proposed lease agreement is missing. She questioned Section 2.1 that states “The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate the activities required of the Lessee under the Maintenance Agreement and for the assistance of Lessee in the management and oversight of events on the Property.” She said this is not a maintenance agreement but a lease agreement where they are going to oversee the events at the property and thought this section was very vague. Councilmember Campbell proposed the following changes to the lease agreement: 1) Lease property will be available for public use at all times. 2) Any private events must go through the same special events application process under the city’s control. 3) City has complete control over all events which includes access to the stage. 4) All special event permits will be given written notice to all property owners within the English Village prior to any event. Councilmember Campbell said she also received questions regarding parking-in-common and questioned if the city could enter into an agreement with current property owners for the assistance in public bathroom maintenance. She suggested the item be tabled to make the necessary changes to the agreement. Lake Havasu City Page 8 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 Vice Mayor Lane opened the public hearing. Mr. Dallas Finch addressed the council and spoke on the dedication of deed from VRE that gifted the city the property under the London Bridge for the sole use of the public. He thought a 20-year term was a long time for such a vague agreement and suggested the council table the item to clean up the language. Mr. Finch wondered why other entities were not afforded the same opportunity to maintain the property and what the gain is for the Resort to enter into an agreement for 20 years? Vice Mayor Lane said there is no gain for the Resort and either party could terminate the agreement, to which Mr. Finch said he understood that but thought 20-years was too long and suggested it be changed to one year. Councilmember Moses said the city has the safeguards in place to terminate the agreement with 180 days’ notice. He said he understands the other businesses’ concerns but said the Resort only needs this lease agreement for insurances purposes, and if it is for anything more than that or if there is an edge to be gained, he would be right there with them. Mr. Daniel Finch addressed the council and said they are concerned with this because they were not brought to the table and are impacted more than the Resort because of their location and parking lot. He said the agreement states that the lessee is involved in the management and oversight of events on the property which scares them because the Resort has a competing business in every aspect down there. He spoke on the deed of dedication document from VRE that deeded the property to the city solely for public use as open space. He said there is no need to enter into an agreement for the easement as the city already owns the property. Ms. Garry said the city owns the property under the bridge and is not asking for an easement for that property. She clarified that the city is asking for an easement along the Channel of the property owned by the Resort. She said the city accepted the dedication of the property under the London Bridge which will remain open and there is nothing in this agreement that closes the property to the public and nothing in the dedication that restricts the city’s ability to do what they want with the property as long as the property is kept open. Mr. Finch said the negotiations were for the city to gain the easement along the Channel but the property under the London Bridge was lumped into it and was not necessary because the easement is already there. He said he agrees that the city needs the easement along the Channel, but why was this piece of property that affects his business lumped Lake Havasu City Page 9 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 into that? Mr. Finch said under a lease agreement it is no longer public property but private property which does not require a permit. He said as a lessee of the property the Resort then should be able to do whatever they want which is their fear of the lessee being able to have events. He said that is not in the agreement and they were never asked for input to address the unintended consequences. Mr. Finch asked the council to table the agreement to consider their concerns. Councilmember Campbell said the confusion is the verbiage in the agreement regarding events and wondered why it was included. She said the agreement also does not indicate that the property is open to the public. Councilmember Moses asked if language was added to state that the property would remain open to the public. Ms. Toy addressed the council and said the agreement does not state that the lessee is required to go through the city to rent the stage. She added that there is no conspiracy theory when the information and agreement is available on the city’s website. Mr. Flatley addressed the council and said the London Bridge Resort is just looking to work with the city and has absolutely no angle or edge to get from this agreement. He said they have no intention on having weddings or other events on this property, and if they do have events, they will have to go through the same process that they do now. Councilmember Campbell asked Mr. Flatley what “oversight of events” means, to which Mr. Flatley said the language in the agreement regarding “oversight of events on the property” is specifically regarding their maintenance of the area. Councilmember Campbell suggested the city remove the language in the agreement regarding the lessee having management and oversight of events. Councilmember Campbell questioned whether the Resort would be facilitating events, to which Ms. Garry clarified that the language is not meant to convey the management or oversight responsibilities to the lessee, but to the assistance of the city of the lessee of those purposes. She added that it is not meant to convey any rights or responsibilities onto the lessee. Councilmember Lin suggested the removal of the language stating “...the purpose of the agreement is to facilitate the activities required of the lessee” as well as the language “…that there are no publicly owned bathrooms”. She said the agreement also states that the lessee cannot put any permanent improvements on the property and asked what would stop the Resort from placing a banner on the property as it would not be a permanent structure. Lake Havasu City Page 10 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 Ms. Garry said the city would stop them from putting something up, or would remove it. She said they are not authorized under this agreement from doing anything other than what the agreement states they are authorized to do. She added that if it became a problem, then the city would terminate the agreement. Councilmember Lin suggested the agreement state that the lessee cannot do anything on the property other than maintenance. Ms. Garry said if it is the consensus of the council the language could be changed to state that “…the purpose of this agreement is to facilitate the activities required of the lessee under the maintenance agreement only.” Councilmember Dolan moved to approve the Lease Agreement with London Bridge Resort, LLC, with changes as discussed by City Council. Motion failed for lack of a second. Mr. David Diaz, citizen, addressed the council and suggested the council table the item to clean up the language in the agreement. There being no further comments, Vice Mayor Lane closed the public hearing. Ms. Garry reviewed the following changes proposed by council: 1.) Revise 2.2 to reflect that the city will be responsible for all maintenance except what is included in the maintenance agreement. 2.) Clarify that the lessee will go through the city’s special event permit process for any events to be held by lessee on the property. 3.) Remove the section of the agreement regarding events. The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate the activities required by lessee under the maintenance agreement. The city will still advise lessee on special events to occur, and the lessee will assist with the necessary accommodations. 4.) Add that the property shall remain open to the public. Councilmember Dolan moved to approve the Lease Agreement with London Bridge Resort, LLC, with the revision to 2.2, changing the special events as discussed by the City Attorney, remove the portion that talks about the events, and that is remains open to the public, seconded by Councilmember Moses, and carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Councilmember Moses, Councilmember Coke, Vice Mayor Lane and Councilmember Dolan Nay: 2 - Councilmember Campbell and Councilmember Lin Lake Havasu City Page 11 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 Recused: 1 - Mayor Sheehy 7.4 ID 23-4049 Approve the Purchase of a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban LT 4WD Vehicle from Midway Chevrolet Company 1, LLC (Bill Young) Transportation and Maintenance Superintendent Bill Young advised that this item is requesting approval of a cooperative agreement to purchase a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban LT 4WD from Midway Chevrolet Company 1, LLC, in the amount of $71,575.29. Mr. Young explained that the vehicle would be used as a city hall pool vehicle to accommodate large groups and reduce the number of vehicles needed for meetings and trainings. Discussion ensued related to the number of passengers and use of pool vehicles. Mayor Sheehy opened the public hearing. There being no comments, he closed the public hearing. Councilmember Coke moved to approve the purchase of a 2024 Chevrolet Suburban LT 4WD vehicle from Midway Chevrolet Company 1, LLC, in the amount of $71,575.29, subject to release of the manufacturer’s official 2024 published pricing and discount off of the manufacturer’s retail price as amended by the Arizona State Purchasing Office, and authorize the City Manager to approve an amended adjustment if necessary, seconded by Councilmember Dolan, and carried by the following vote: Aye: 6 - Mayor Sheehy, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Moses, Councilmember Coke, Vice Mayor Lane and Councilmember Dolan Nay: 1 - Councilmember Lin 7.5 ID 23-3808 Approve the Purchase of One (1) 2024 Ford Maverick FWD from San Tan Auto Partners LLC (Bill Young) Mr. Young advised that this item is requesting approval of a cooperative purchase agreement with San Tan Auto Partners to purchase one 2024 Ford Maverick FWD in the amount of $30,244.45. He explained that this vehicle is to replace an existing vehicle in the Parks and Recreation Department fleet that has exceeded its lifespan. Mayor Sheehy opened the public hearing. There being no comments, he closed the public hearing. Vice Mayor Lane moved to approve the purchase of one (1) 2024 Ford Maverick FWD vehicle in the amount of $30,244.45 from San Tan Auto Partners LLC, subject to release of the manufacturer’s official 2024 published pricing and discount off of Lake Havasu City Page 12 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 the manufacturer’s retail price as amended by the Arizona State Purchasing Office, and authorize the City Manager to approve an amended adjustment if necessary, seconded by Councilmember Dolan, and carried by the following vote: Aye: 7 - Mayor Sheehy, Councilmember Campbell, Councilmember Lin, Councilmember Moses, Councilmember Coke, Vice Mayor Lane and Councilmember Dolan 8. CALL TO THE PUBLIC Ms. Joan Dzuro, citizen, addressed the council and spoke on the many accomplishments and contributions of the Lake Havasu Republican Women’s Club in the community over the past year. Ms. Jaime Bernier, Grants Coordinator with Mohave County Community Services, addressed the council regarding an upcoming opportunity for non-profits and special districts seeking federal funding assistance from the Housing and Urban Development utilizing Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from regional account. She said CDBG funds must be used to benefit low and moderate-income persons and areas, alleviate slum and blight, and address an urgent need. Ms. Bernier said Mohave County Community Services would be holding a public hearing on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. to receive applications for funding assistance and gather citizen input on the use of these funds. She said the public hearing would be held in the Saguaro Conference Room in the Mohave County Administration Building located at 700 W. Beale Street, Kingman, Arizona. Ms. Toy addressed the council and encouraged the city to utilize its social media platforms to send out information regarding the city council meetings. 9. CURRENT EVENTS Vice Mayor Lane gave an update from the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. He said the Lake Havasu City Pickleball Association recently announced a $65,000 donation towards lighting at the new pickleball courts. Councilmember Moses gave an update from the Partnership for Economic Development. 10. FUTURE MEETINGS Tuesday, December 12, 2023 @ 5:30 p.m. – Regular Meeting Tuesday, December 26, 2023 @ 5:30 p.m. – CANCELED 11. FUTURE DISCUSSION ITEMS There were no requests from council for future discussion items. 12. ADJOURN Lake Havasu City Page 13 Printed on 12/13/2023 City Council Minutes - Final November 28, 2023 Upon motion by Vice Mayor Lane and seconded, the meeting adjourned at 7:42 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full and true copy of the Regular Meeting Minutes of the Lake Havasu City Council held on the 28th day of November, 2023. I further certify that the meeting was duly called and posted, and that a quorum was present. ____________________________________ Kelly Williams, City Clerk/MMC Lake Havasu City Page 14 Printed on 12/13/2023